Duval County, Florida (FL)

County population in 2016: 926,255 (97% urban, 3% rural); it was 778,879 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 161,149County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 49,928County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 191,722Renter-occupied apartments: 131,373 (it was 112,025 in 2000)

% of renters here:

37%

State:

33%

Land area: 774 sq. mi.

Water area: 144.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 1197 people per square mile (very high).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Duval County: 88.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $164,300 (it was $86,100 in 2000)

Duval:

$164,300

Florida:

$197,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,800 - $255,500

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $226,966

Here:

$226,966

State:

$297,126

Townhouses or other attached units: $158,725

Here:

$158,725

State:

$218,328

In 2-unit structures: $235,872

Here:

$235,872

State:

$199,072

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,010

Here:

$139,010

State:

$188,397

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $222,697

Here:

$222,697

State:

$280,732

Mobile homes: $123,363

Here:

$123,363

State:

$77,364

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $71,725

Here:

$71,725

State:

$82,282

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,306Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $441

Institutionalized population: 8,301

Health of residents in Duval County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.70.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.44.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.98.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.67.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.Average weight of females is 161 pounds. This is about average.

(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.2% for Black residents, 12.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.1% for American Indian residents, 3.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 15.1% for other race residents, 17.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 36.1 years old
(Males: 34.8 years old, Females: 37.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.5 years old, Black residents: 32.2 years old, American Indian residents: 41.0 years old, Asian residents: 40.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.8 years old, Other race residents: 29.9 years old)

Area name: Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR AreaFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Duval County is $643 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $749 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $940 a month.

Churches in Duval County include: Raiford Road Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Dinkins New Congregational Methodist Church (C), Oak Grove Church (D), Pine Level Church (E), Pine Grove Church (F), North Prong Church (G), Mount Zion Church (H), Emmanuel Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Agriculture in Duval County:

Average size of farms: 82 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $58,775Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1604.47The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.77%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.79%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $69,622Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.98%Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.17%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34,711The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.27%Average age of principal farm operators: 59 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.64Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 38.61%Corn for grain: 31 harvested acresVegetables: 6 harvested acresLand in orchards: 142 acres

Tornado activity:

Duval County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 18187895.9 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.On 5/12/1974, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Duval County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Duval County, Florida in 1999 - 2014:

Atherosclerotic heart disease (8,317)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (7,523)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (5,359)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (5,076)

Unspecified dementia (3,337)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (3,152)

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (2,475)

Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (2,220)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (2,080)

Pneumonia, unspecified (2,059)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.85Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,142Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 290Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,087

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,643Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 889Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 40Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 91

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 8,657

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 126.9. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:

Firearm - 86.6

Cut/Pierce - 13.4

Suffocation - 5.5

Struck by/against - 3.9

Other - 17.6

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 140.7. This is more than state average.

86.3% of residents of Duval speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

81% of Duval County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Florida.